The writer of the Jan. 3 letter, “Not a democracy if our state isn’t represented in D.C.,” decries California not having the clout to impose its will on the rest of the country. This is the very reason our constitutional form of government exists. It offers protection against the unlimited power of the majority trampling the rights of the minority.

The writer goes on to state “our state interests are not fairly represented in Washington, D.C.” — even though California has the largest number of representatives of all our states. So, the letter writer advocates using economic power to coerce the federal government to do the California populace’s bidding. This is a case of majority over man. There are 49 other states with rights that should not be trampled by the largest just because California is not getting its way.

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